Sam Neary (born 27 April 2002) is a British racing driver who last competed in the British GT Championship for Team Abba Racing.

Personal life Neary is the son of Team ABBA Racing founder Richard Neary, who he has driven with in the British GT Championship since his debut in 2020.

Career Neary made his car racing debut in late 2017, racing in the Ginetta Junior Winter Series for TCR. After finishing third in the SP3 class at the 2018 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps for Team ABBA, Neary returned to his family's team to compete in the 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship. Racing primarily in the Class 4, Neary scored three wins in the six races he contested to end the season fifth in points. During 2019, Neary also won the 12 Hours of Brno in the SP3 class for the same team.

In 2020, Neary continued with the family team to make his debut in the British GT Championship alongside his father, driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3. In his first season in the series, Neary scored a best outright result of sixth at Donington Park and three Pro-Am podiums to end the year fifth in points. Returning to the series for the following year, the father-son duo became the first in series history to win a race, doing so at the first Donington Park enduro. Across the rest of the season, Neary scored Silver-Am wins at Brands Hatch and the second Donington Park, with the latter also being an overall podium, to secure runner-up honors in class. During 2021, Neary also raced with the same team in the GT Cup Championship, in which he won both the GT3 and overall titles.

Continuing with the team for a third season in the British GT Championship, Neary scored a best overall result of third at Snetterton, which was also a Silver-Am win, as well as another class win at Oulton Park to round out the year fifth in points. During 2022, Neary also made select appearances in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for various teams, as well as racing in the Dubai 24 Hour for Holmgaard Motorsport in the TCR class. Towards the end of the year, Neary was also drafted in as a last-minute substitute for Chris Froggatt at the FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, in which he finished third for Team UK.

Remaining with Team Abba for 2023, Neary clinched four Silver-Am podiums and a best result of fifth four rounds into the season at Snetterton, in the team's first race with the AMG GT3 Evo spec. In parallel, Neary joined Lamborghini-linked GRT Grasser Racing Team to race in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, scoring a Silver Cup win at Barcelona and a further class podium at Monza to finish sixth in points.

The following year, Neary stayed with Team Abba for their first full season with the AMG GT3 Evo, securing two Silver-Am class wins and a best overall result of second at Silverstone en route to runner-up honors in the class standings. During 2024, Neary also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for McLaren-fielding Optimum Motorsport. After being upgraded to an FIA Gold Categorisation, Neary only returned to the British GT Championship with Team Abba the following year, taking a best result of fourth at Oulton Park and a Pro-Am podium at the first Donington Park enduro.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2017 Ginetta Junior Winter Series TCR 4 0 0 0 0 32 13th 2018 24H TCE Series – SP3 Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing 1 0 0 0 1 17 NC2019 Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 4 Team Abba Racing 6 3 2 5 3 97‡ 5th‡ Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 NC† Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC† 24H TCE Series Europe – SP3 1 1 0 0 1 18 NC2020 British GT Championship – GT3 Team Abba Racing 7 0 0 0 0 34 11th GT Cup Championship – GT3 4 2 2 2 4 0 NC† Tecserv UK 1 1 1 0 1 72‡2nd‡2021 British GT Championship – GT3 Team Abba Racing 7 1 0 0 2 75 8th GT Cup Championship – GT3 1st2022 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR Holmgaard Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 17 NC British GT Championship – GT3 Team Abba Racing 8 0 1 0 1 31 19th GT Cup Championship – GT3 4 0 0 0 1 GT Cup Championship – GTH 4 0 0 0 0 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team United Kingdom 1 0 0 0 1 3rd Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – BMW M2 CS Walkenhorst Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – BMW M240i Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive 1 0 0 0 00NC Schnitzelalm Racing 1 0 0 0 0 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – VT2 R+4 Team Sorg Rennsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2023 British GT Championship – GT3 Team Abba Racing 8 0 1 0 0 10 23rd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GRT Grasser Racing Team5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 1 1 1 2 53 6th GT Cup Championship – GTC Topcats Racing 4 4 2 2 4 432‡1st‡2024 British GT Championship – GT3 Team Abba Racing 9 0 0 0 3 74.5 8th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Optimum Motorsport1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 0 0 0 0 4 36th 2025 British GT Championship – GT3 Team Abba Racing 6 0 0 0 0 42 12thSources:

† As Neary was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

‡ Team standings.

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2020 Team ABBA Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT3 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 DON11 DON12 BRH DON2 SNE1 SNE2 SIL 5th 106.5 2021 Team ABBA Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT3 Silver-Am BRH SIL DON1 SPA SNE1 SNE2 OUL1 OUL2 DON2 2nd 75 2022 Team ABBA Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT3 Silver-Am OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA BRH DON2 5th 1192023 Team Abba Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3GT3 Silver-Am OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON15th91.5 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo SNE1 SNE2 ALG BRH DON2 2024 Team Abba Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 Silver-Am OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON1 SPA SNE1 SNE2 DON2 BRH2nd158.5 2025 Team Abba Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 Pro-Am DON1 SIL OUL1 OUL2 SPA SNE1 SNE2 BRH DON2 12th 45

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2023 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Silver MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 6th 53 2024 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 36th 4

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